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janmew
Member

since 2001-10-27

Posts 134
Canada

0 posted 2001-10-27 05:50 PM

(This poem has an "unfinished" feel to me but I am stumped with any further additions at the moment)

Just Ask

If you want to know how long
my love for you will last,
ask the giant redwood
how many seasons it has seen.
To know what could ever
make me stop loving you,
ask the struggling salmon
as it swims against the stream.

If you want to know how far
my love for you will go,
ask the migrating artic tern
as it circles 'round the globe.
To know how my heart feels
when I look into your eyes,
ask the dark night sky
awash with fireworks in July.

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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2001-10-27 05:54 PM

Jan, this is beautiful and needs no more 'finishin'

Welcome to this place some of us call our second home.

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2001-10-27 05:56 PM

STANDING OVATION!!! OH MY GOSH, I LOVE IT, ESPECIALLY THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY!!! (big hugggssssss) BEAUTIFUL JAN, I LOVE IT!!! (smiles) Welcome to Passions, sweet Jan, may you be inspired by all our words as we will all be inspired by your loving words! (kiss on cheek) BRAVO!!! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Jan, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2001-10-27 06:20 PM

Great First Post Jan!!
Will be looking for more from you!!
~NancyLee~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 2001-10-27 06:24 PM

Well, the feel of this fits me just write! Welcome to Passions! I look forward to seeing more from you.

Check your E-mail for a special Greeting!

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...
I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

5 posted 2001-10-27 07:24 PM

Absolutely stunning...it feels finished to me. Welcome to passions. I know you will find love and compassion as you share your beautiful poems with us all.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

6 posted 2001-10-27 07:50 PM

janmew - welcome to Passions. Your poem is very well written - much enjoyed. Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2001-10-27 07:51 PM

JanMew~
Welcome to Passions poetic circle of friendship~

Enjoyed reading your entry piece~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

janmew
Member

since 2001-10-27

Posts 134
Canada

8 posted 2001-10-27 08:03 PM

Thanks everyone!

Can anyone tell me what the file folders are for beside the posts, and why the one for this post is opening and closing on my screen?

Poetry is an expression of feelings. I do not write poems, but rather, the poems use me to write themselves.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

9 posted 2001-10-27 10:00 PM

Well, I'm not sure about all the details, but the flapping folder means it's your first post. And since I'm "bumping" this up to the top, one of the moderators will see it and probably answer your other Q's.

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Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

10 posted 2001-10-27 10:52 PM

tis a fine poem for a first post. Rest
well knowing that with each day your ability
will grow. You are starting out very well
as you are.

Voiceless
Senior Member

since 2001-02-19

Posts 686
Under the stars upon the wind

11 posted 2001-10-27 11:10 PM

Oh this is great!!
I love it, don't worry it
seems finished to me,
but it is all up to you!
Can't wait to read more.
Greetings!

Freedom is not Free (Korean War memorial)

DawnG

Senior Member

since 2000-06-23

Posts 1494
United States

12 posted 2001-10-27 11:35 PM

Hi Janmew,

First of all let me say how very wonderful your first post is. A very big welcome to Passions. I'm sure you will enjoy it here.

Now to answer your questions about the folders, the red folders mean that there have been new replies since you were last at Passions. The folders that open and close mean that it is a new poet's first offering to us to get a chance to enjoy their work. A white or gray folder means that the original author has come back into the thread and replied. A yellow folder means that there are no new replies to a post since you last logged into Passions or refreshed your page.

Hope you enjoy your stay with us as much as we will enjoy having you.

Dawn

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

13 posted 2001-10-27 11:41 PM

Wonderful first post. Welcome to you. Look forward to seeing more. And it sounds fine the way it is.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

janmew
Member

since 2001-10-27

Posts 134
Canada

14 posted 2001-10-28 10:17 AM

Thanks everyone, and thanks Dawn for explaining the folders to me. I feel much better about the ending now.

Poetry is an expression of feelings. I do not write poems, but rather, the poems use me to write themselves.

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